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how to cut aluminum pipe with hardly any comments about flock cameras

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Submitted ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone⁩ to ⁨[deleted]⁩

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  • garbagebagel@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Interesting. This post was just below another post on my feed Image

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    • not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      same poster too, that’s weird

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      • Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        So you think these things are somehow related? I can’t see how.

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      • HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        same poster too

        source?!?!?!?!

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    • TheGoldenV@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Me too. This one said failed to load media. A bit odd.

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  • jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    There are so many issues with this video.

    When using power tools, safety should be your number one concern.

    1. Never use an angle grinder without the blade guard installed. Is it inconvenient at times? Sure. But you know what else is inconvenient? Trying not to bleed to death or being blinded over what should have been a quick and easy job.
    2. **Always wear the proper personal protective equipment (PPE). ** That includes a heavy long sleeve shirt, gloves, safety classes, a dust mask, and a hard hat (especially when cutting poles or other materials that are vertical and have a risk of falling).
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    • Redjard@reddthat.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Make sure the glasses are not heavily tinted, else you’d be unidentifiable so your friends wouldn’t hit you up on a conversation when they happen to walk past you.

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    • froh42@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Definitely, if cutting down aluminum posts in public, the most inconspicuous thing is doing it im the daytime, wearing a hard hat, tinted saftey glasses, a high vis vest, saftey gloves etc.

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      • Gork@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Have your spotter dressed in the same attire but with a clipboard.

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      • Duamerthrax@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        If you’re dressing up to take it down, you’re better off with wrenches to take it down properly. Everyone going to know what you’re doing cutting it in half. Make sure to wear electrical insulated gloves(also good for hiding finger prints), cap off the live wires with wire nuts and leave a traffic cone.

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    • lps2@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Also, a portable band saw would cut through like butter compared to an angle grinder plus it’s orders of magnitude quieter. I can get through 4", 3/16 drop posts in like 20 seconds with a band saw and it’s much safer

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      • rapchee@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        welp, that’s a thing i haven’t seen before

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    • stickyprimer@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Also, keep the shoe of the reciprocating saw firmly against the workpiece to start, and throughout the cut.

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  • elucubra@sopuli.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Regular cutting disks are made, at least in part, from aluminum oxide. The cut aluminum tends to bond to the disks, slowing them down, and making the disk slower.

    There are specific aluminum cutting disks that don’t clog, making the cut much faster.

    Just saying.

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    • 418_im_a_teapot@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Also, if using a reciprocating saw, keep the guard against the material,

      And don’t press so hard against the blade. You will only create excessive heat which is bad for sharpness. Let the blade work at its own pace.

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      • elucubra@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        True. Generally applicable to most power cutting tools

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  • djdarren@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I will never understand why people take the guards off their grinders. When those discs go pop they’re gonna fuck you up.

    And do you really wanna get fucked up in service of fucking over a Flock camera random aluminium tube on a job site?

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    • RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Because it’s hard or impossible to fit the grinders in some spaces like inside corners because the guards hit structure. I keep my guards on but it’s a pain in the ass to have to keep swiveling the guard to get into some spots, if it will fit at all. Either way, wearing a full face shield ppe is the minimum when using one of these. Guard or not they do a lot of damage when they let go.

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  • Duamerthrax@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I can’t tell what exactly he used in the circular saw, but if it’s a saw meant for cutting wood, you can only get away with cutting aluminum, not steel or anything else harder then aluminum. That’s fine in this use case though. If you do have a wood cutting saw, you’ll either want a blade for aluminum or a high tooth wood blade.

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    If they start using steel for their posts, you’ll want to upgrade to a saw and saw blade meant for steel. They make carbide blades for hard metals.

    popularmechanics.com/…/cordless-metal-cutting-saw…

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    “Unlike France, we’re got going to give up our liberties for safety.”

    I hope he’s being ironic with that one. The French are the first willing to burn things to the ground if the government starts encroaching on their rights.

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    • Foofighter@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Next up: steel blades are classified as weapons of mass destruction and owning them privately a federal offense.

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      • Duamerthrax@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Yes. Erode what’s left of their working class support base.

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    • GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I fucking love Lemmy.

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    • Cornpop@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Also, if pure speed is your game and noise is not a problem, a gas powered cut off saw will eat a pole like this like butter. But they spray sparks everywhere and make a TON of noise. Battery powered circular saws are the clear winner

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    • Cornpop@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Your link to the saws is a bit outdated, here is a great deal on a modern cordless metal cutting circular saws that is made for this stuff:

      store.evolutionpowertools.com/products/s210ccs?va…

      And if you want to be a big shot:

      www.acehardware.com/departments/tools/…/F012588?s…

      These units are more powerful, faster, and designed for cutting a variety of metals you may encounter on the streets. They also collect chips so the risk of them getting in your clothes as evidence against you is reduced.

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      • Duamerthrax@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        I just don’t want to come across as shilling any one brand and just posted one of the first overviews I found. I bought my metal cutting saws years ago for fab work, so I’m otherwise, speaking from experience.

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  • Rivalarrival@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    If the sawzall is vibrating your hands, you aren’t using it right. The workpiece should be tight against the shoe, not floating in the middle of the blade. Push the tool hard against the workpiece, and slowly lever the blade through the cut.

    If you’re using it right, it will take less than 30 seconds. Longer than the circular saw, but much easier to handle. It only requires one cut instead of two.

    Circular saw will not work on steel pipes; reciprocating saw will, with either a demolition blade or a metal cutting blade.

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    • DJKJuicy@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      100% The sawzall would be the right tool for that job. He wasn’t letting the blade do the work.

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    • Leviathan@fedinsfw.app ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Bugged the shit out of me too.

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    • SirSamuel@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Yeah I thought he had gummed up a fine tooth metal blade the way it was cutting, but that was a carbide thick metal blade. Still had melted aluminum on it, but plenty of cutting left in it.

      Dunno if he was intentionally doing it wrong but the shoe definitely needs to be kept up against the material of at all possible. (You know, unless you’re demoing out a residential door frame or something that needs a little room to breath)

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      • facelessbs@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        There is a reason to take these working piece off the shoe and it is to have the blade last longer by using other spots on the blade. It also help reduce heat which extends the life of the blade as well.

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  • Treczoks@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Interesting and informative video.

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    • Crackhappy@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I will not at all use this to my advantage. I don’t have an enormous amount of time now that all my kids are out of the house.

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      • Leviathan@fedinsfw.app ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Whatever stops your from smoking crack, or entertains you while you are.

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  • DmMacniel@feddit.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Mmmh… I’m pretty sure every liberty enjoying USAian loves to cut a bit of aluminium from time to time.

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    • Serinus@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I would never. I just like walking around and relaxing with the comfort of my circular saw. I certainly wouldn’t use it or do anything illegal with it. I just like to carry it.

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      • Leviathan@fedinsfw.app ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        And remember, kids: if you see a friend walking around with his emotional support circular saw, no you didn’t.

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      • bluetoofs@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        I open-carry my circular saw all the time. There’s nothing wrong with that.

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    • OwOarchist@pawb.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Make sure you melt it down before you take it to the scrap yard, of it could be traced back to you.

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  • HenriVolney@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    France getting hit by a stray bullet for what reason?

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    • BreakerSwitch@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Because they actually protest and have a history of killing fascists in the ruling class when faced with government overreach.

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    • aGlassDarkly@piefed.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Seems like he’s being facetious throughout, so probably using France since they tend to actually do things when their government does something dumb/fascist.

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      • EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        It’s also a clever double entendre because there has been plenty of hating on the French in the US over the years despite them being one of our closest allies since they armed us during the revolutionary war. I noticed it decades before 2001, but it really intensified again for a while during the Iraq war because France refused to get involved. Remember “freedom fries”?

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    • stormdelay@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Francophobia is so funny you know?

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    • momocchi@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      They’re Fr*nch what more reason do you need?

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      • Tigeroovy@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Well, the French famously did something about their obscenely wealthy oppressors. So, maybe take some notes.

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    • Miaou@jlai.lu ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      2nd most exciting thing in the USA is randomly bashing France (#1 obviously being school shootings)

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  • daannii@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I had to cut some steel poles off a trampoline frame.

    Mind you, i’m not very strong but I was able to use a hacksaw I bought for like $20. It had grips on both sides.

    I cut off all the poles in about 20 min. Just gotta keep it level. Makes very little noise.

    I wore grip gloves to make it easier.

    I highly recommend hacksaws with grips on both ends as this really helped. I bet someone stronger than me could cut through a pipe in about a min or 2 with one of them.

    Barely making any noise.

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    • MML@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      You could also use a sawzall, but imo the best of both is the portaband.

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    • rbos@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      You would probably also want to wear a mask to keep from breathing metal powder. Eye protection as well!

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  • Red_October@piefed.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    You know, Gallium is pretty neat, does all sorts of fun stuff with Aluminum.

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    • QuinnyCoded@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      does it work through the paint?

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      • childOfMagenta@jlai.lu ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        No, need a good scratch to get it going.

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  • altphoto@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Cut 1/2 way thru… Then electrical tape to cover up the cut. Then cut the solar wires and heat-shrink the cut back together. Then walk away.

    Imagine what happens when you don’t know what the fuck is wrong with this perfectly good camera.

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    • CADmonkey@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      This would be a good time waster, but that depends on how they “repair” them. Do they diagnose the issues, or do they just install a new one and toss the old one?

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      • altphoto@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Its probably a 150 to 300/dollar loss I’m guessing.

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    • anon_8675309@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Good way to hurt innocent people when that fall in the street or on someone.

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    • Duamerthrax@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Drill a hole and spray a solvent into it to dissolve the plastic insulation.

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    • Buddahriffic@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      It probably wouldn’t take long to figure out that it isn’t getting power through the solar panels. I’d guess testing the voltage on those connectors would be one of the earlier checks they do (there’s probably even an led on that circuit so they can see without even needing the voltmeter).

      Someone might get hurt when a strong gust of wind finishes that cut, too.

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      • canthangmightstain@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Sending someone out to test it is what costs the money. There aren’t “Flock Techs” that get a salary to fix these things, they just hire contractors to do installs and move on.

        Every minute it’s down is a dollar out of Flock’s pocket because it’s not transmitting anything useful and every contractor hired to diagnose the issue is another dollar out of the pocket of the people that contracted with Flock.

        Seems like a reasonably sound strategy outside of the safety concern imo.

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    • floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      What does this accomplish over taking it down? It does a funni? Same risk, but less effective

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      • altphoto@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        It’s not legal or encouraging advice, just commentary. It’s the equivalent of a dreded home improvement project where everything goes wrong but you don’t know yet.

        Let’s update the toilet! So you go to Lowes (not home deportation depot) and you spent time getting it. Then you find out the valve is stuck so that’s another Lowes trip. Next you get the toilet ready but the flooring is all rotted. So you take another Lowes trip. ETC.

        You increase the servicing time per toilet. Like the difference between replacing an engine and having to diagnose a dead engine because your alternator stopped working at the same time that the starter and fuel pump stopped working.

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  • switcheroo@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Good knowledge for everyone to know. For no reason other than to share knowledge. Yes.

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  • qupada@fedia.io ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    He's neglecting one important competitor: https://www.milwaukeetool.com/products/details/m18-fuel-deep-cut-band-saw/2929-20

    It might not be the lightest or most discreet tool, but with a quoted 40 second cut through a 4" iron pipe, 2.5" aluminium should present no issues.

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  • nomecks@lemmy.wtf ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    You guys are silly.

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  • SirSamuel@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I’ve found when cutting or milling aluminum that the cuts go faster and my blade stays cleaner using a cutting fluid.

    My go-to for field work is Anchorlube. Water based, easy cleanup, and it sticks to vertical surfaces pretty well, but will still flow when needed. All of that balling on the blades goes away of you use a little cutting fluid

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  • mechoman444@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Those who give up Liberty for safety deserve neither.

    Write that down.

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  • OwOarchist@pawb.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Are these things actually on aluminum pipes? Steel would make a lot more sense – stronger and cheaper … and less attractive for theft.

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  • weps@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    someone tell this guy he’s in the 9/11 flock country

    he seems to think he’s not giving up any of his freedoms for security

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  • HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Fun fact: a handful of sparklers get hot enough to melt aluminium pipe.

    Source: once made a smokebomb that way that ended up melting halfway through.

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  • LemminNewbie@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    A portable band saw with the appropriate blade for either soft metal or hard metals is the only thing I’d use

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  • SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    This will come in very useful for building my roof drain! 👍

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  • boonhet@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    You can get a knockoff Makita angle grinder off aliexpress for cheap and it works great if you guys still have access to aliexpress. I have a decent set of chinakita tools in the garage myself, only the garden tools and batteries are legit Makita.

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  • bluetoofs@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I love the burp towards the end. This just dripped with swag.

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  • fiendishplan@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I wonder if this mini grinder would be useful cutting aluminum pipe, it could fit in a jacket pocket.

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  • Tigeroovy@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I guess the advice to look good while doing it is more of a “do as I say, not as I do” kind of situation with the little half beard.

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  • stickyprimer@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    This guy is a… tool.

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  • Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Twin Katanas

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  • Hawanja@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Isn’t it just as effective to throw mud on the camera? That way if you get caught it’s not really “vandalism” since you’re not really damaging the device. Maybe not a get out of jail free card, but much easier for a lawyer to defend.

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